{"id":7772,"date":"2017-03-30T20:35:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T19:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/?p=7772"},"modified":"2017-03-30T20:35:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T19:35:45","slug":"encouraging-self-directed-learning-eltchat-summary-22032017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/2017\/03\/30\/encouraging-self-directed-learning-eltchat-summary-22032017\/","title":{"rendered":"Encouraging Self-Directed Learning #ELTchat Summary 22\/03\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

This summary was contributed by Rachel Appleby and was taken from her blog here\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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@fwalkerbcn<\/a>@fionaljp<\/a> @rapple18<\/a> @EdTechTV<\/a>@GlenysHanson<\/a> @Nafooh1988<\/a>@TESOLacademic<\/a>@faleh_muhammad<\/a> @Marisa_C \u00a0[@SueAnnan in the background;\u00a0missed, thanks to technology \u2026 \u00a0@angelos_bollas<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n

[Image from\u00a0www.thegazelle.org\/issue\/63\/opinion\/ling-2]\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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This week\u2019s topic was an area proposed by @ElleninEdmonton<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0@Nafooh1988<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Preamble \u2026<\/strong> <\/em><\/h2>\n

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Marisa_C pre-empted and attempted to prevent overlap and repetition with a heads-up on<\/p>\n

three past chats on the topic (although I\u2019m not sure we succeeded!), posted here<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. Tips for delegating responsibilities to students \u2013 training them for autonomy\u00a0Transcript<\/a> (Summary not available)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Learner Autonomy: Is it important? If is it, why is it and how can we promote it<\/strong> (should we?)\u00a0\u00a0Summary<\/a>\u00a06 February 2013 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Two definitions<\/strong> from this post were useful: NikkiFortova<\/em>\u00a0 \u201cThe way I understand it is the learner\u2019s ability to take responsibility for their learning inside and outside the class\u201d, and elawasell<\/em>\u00a0 \u201cLearner Autonomy \u2013 being able to study on your own, have a say about the direction of learning, responsibility for own learning\u201d. It was later agreed that age<\/strong> and culture<\/strong> were important implications.
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      1. Ways to develop learner autonomy: tips for learning outside\u00a0class time<\/strong>, Summary: http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/summary\/ways-to-develop-learner-autonomy-tips-for-learning-outside-class-time-eltchat-summary-26012011\/<\/a>\u00a026 January 2011<\/strong> \u00a0\n

        <\/strong>Useful starting points from this summary [edited]:<\/p>\n

        <\/strong>Main goals<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u2022 Make your students independent of the teacher<\/p>\n

        \u2022 Help the learner to become his\/her own mentor
        \n\u2022 provide students with learning tools
        \nHow autonomy starts in classroom:<\/strong>
        \n\u2022 Give them choice
        \n\u2022 Show them ways of learning
        \n\u2022 Use their interesta
        \n\u2022 Talk about it in classroom<\/p>\n


        \nMore in this Summary by Vladimira Michalkova<\/strong> <\/em>        @vladkaslniecko<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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        Marisa_C<\/strong> also mentioned up-front recent trends and echoes of this topic in Sugata Mitra\u2019s IATEFL 2014 talk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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        Here is the summary of a chat on SOLE, and a discussion after Dr Mitra\u2019s presentation:<\/p>\n

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        The Future of Learning \u2013 Reflections on Sugata Mitra\u2019s Plenary at IATEFL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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        I\u2019m not sure we all had time to read the above summaries, but the evening\u2019s tweet-exchange on Encouraging Self-Directed Learning<\/strong> can be summarised and defined under two key areas: issues<\/strong> to be aware of, and ideas<\/strong> to promote Self-directed Learning.<\/p>\n

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        Issues re. Self-directed learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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